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  • BoatUS has 1.8 star rating based on 35 customer reviews. Consumers are mostly dissatisfied.

  • 64% of users would likely recommend BoatUS to a friend or colleague.

  • Rating Distribution
  • Pros: Contract great tow operators, Few are responsables captains, Inexpensive.
    Cons: Bait and switch on policy sold, Dishonest company, All of it is lies.

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David M Xpq
map-marker Pinellas Park, Florida

My membership has been four months and never received anything from y’all with my membership. I am very upset.

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Never received my membership in the mail. There was never any record of me being on file when I would call in so I think they should honor it from this date not from August sincerely, David Mink.

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Loss:
$200

Preferred solution: Mom membership started from December instead of August

User's recommendation: At this point, I would not recommend anybody to boats US

Danielle P Znv

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Poor service

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BoatUS - Poor service

Wow, what a scam! We pay monthly just to be ripped off in the time of an emergency.

We needed a tow. After a beyond frustrating phone call with dispatch, 2 boats showed up. We were clear that we did not need a pump-out, and when the 2nd boat arrived, they insisted on pumping out.

We ended a very stressful day with a large bill and an argument over the support we received. So disappointing!

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Loss:
$1000
Cons:
  • Pay a monthly fee just to be charged again for services not agreed tl

Preferred solution: Full refund

1 comment
Guest

Called to talk to manager at Boat U.S. and was informed that the local tow boat service is who I needed to be dealing with.

They are not responsible even thou our contact is with them.

NEVER use Towboat Sandusky. They totally ripped us off.

Mark C Tin

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| map-marker Jacksonville, Florida

HAD this insurance for 2 years.. finally needed it and they screwed me

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Had this joke of an insurance for 2 years. Broke down in Pensacola and got helped in by a good Samaritan.

Could only stay overnight. So rested and got up the next morning and called. Needed to get home so I could fix my boat. From Pensacola to Fairhope, 40 miles.

After being on hold for an hour, I'm told three or four reasons they won't be able to do it. First, they said it was within the first 30 days of membership... ?? What I've been a member for 2 years.

So they backpedal and say since I spent the night I'm 'safe.' Well, I'm stranded and my boat's going to be impounded. But they would take me to their repair facility... NOT MINE. ROYALLY screwed me.

WASTE OF MONEY and totally misrepresented what they are.

You're basically paying in advance for someone's boat repair company's tow service. The unlimited plan, which I have, is worthless.

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Loss:
$40
Cons:
  • All of it is lies

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: BUY anyone else's insurance.. also read the miles of fine print.

Ivana Mqx
map-marker Metairie, Louisiana

New quote

How can I get Insurance if theres no way to contact anyone to get insurance youre absolutely ridiculous

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Anonymous

Dead battery

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After paying premiums for 30 to 40 years , boatUS would not give me a battery jump , the reasoning was that it was my home dockage

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User's recommendation: Tow boat company

Kevin Y Slw

Problem encountered while taking online course

While taking the online New York boat course, I was four pages from finishing, lost service, and it no longer even recognizes that I was enrolled in the course and told me to start over at the beginning.

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Preferred solution: Restart the course where I left off

Anonymous

Complaint

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Underwriters for Geico are terrible at communicating with Supervisors etc. Been 3 days and NO Geico Insurance back yet!

Terrible to treat a new customer this way! Never had this problem with Boat US folks!

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User's recommendation: Do not use Geico!

Anonymous

Request for unsubscribing.

Alisha, the service representative, hadled my removal from automatic resubcribing well. Had the people I spoke with in the summer requesting a tow been as helpful, i would probably signed up for another year. Unfortunately, they were not.

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Jason L Cif

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Verified Reviewer

Couldn’t find membership

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Had my name, member number and phone number but because she stated I wasnt giving her the right address she couldnt tell me anything about my account and when I needed to renew. This is the worst company and I would avoid them at all cost. Terrible customer service

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User's recommendation: Avoid!!!

Samantha Euk

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Verified Reviewer

Cancellation

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I dont want to cancel. Did not have any reply from you. I do want the towing service but thought that I was getting charged for just the magazine.

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MCD

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Verified Reviewer

Failure to help a stranded boater

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For some unknown reason my boat anchor could not be raised - probably caught in something on the seabed. I thought I had no knife onboard to cut the rope.

I called US Boat for help, but they (Geico) refused to assist. A BoatUs operative could have saved us easily - but Geico refused. If I had no way of cutting the rope, we would have been in serious danger as night was approaching. USboat/Geico couldn't have cared less.

Luckily I found an old blunt knife onboard and eventually released the trapped anchor. No thanks to Geico who are only interested in making profits.

AVOID. They are only interested in one thing - and that's not you!

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Daisie Vbc

Still no improvement .

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No weather info

No small craft advisories

Uninstalled the app reinstalled the app have all my location services on and boats us has still not contacted me

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Kynthia R

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| map-marker Braddock, Virginia

Tricky web site deceptive links.

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I am sitting at anchor for a week until my disability comes in on the 1st. My vessel, dog, and I are in impound.

Thought I had selected towing, but instead, it was trailering.

So, after hauling myself off a mud bar, the tow vessel came in and said, 'sorry, no tow package, tough ***

The tow operator and I came to an arrangement, or I would be floating in the Chesapeake Bay right now, no power, no fuel. Do not recommend in no damn way.

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Loss:
$900
Pros:
  • Yeah
  • Contract great tow operators
Cons:
  • Deceptive web sales

Preferred solution: The web site quit misdirection you too frivolous add ons instead of letting you simply select the package items you're shopping for

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Anonymous
map-marker Reseda, California

Very satisfied

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I have nothing but praise for Boat US. We have had to use our membership 3 times.Each time we were 100% satisfied.

From a 30 mile tow to a rope around the prop, the team at boat USwere professional and skilled.

They went above and beyond call. thank you boat US!

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User's recommendation: Worth ever penny

Anonymous
map-marker Dover Foxcroft, Maine

Safety course

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I spent four hours on the boaters safety course and when I was almost done I put save and quit and it didn't save so I have to do it all over again never will I do this *** again

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User's recommendation: Don’t save and quit it won’t save

Anonymous
map-marker Haverhill, Massachusetts

Line wrap s around prop beverly ma

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A winter mooring stick & buoy wrapped around my drives and Trim tab while the boat was on a mooring. The Beverly MA Boat US Captain responded immediately & efficiently solved the problem. He was super nice.

My all round experience was 5 star!

Im glad Im a member of Boat Us!

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